Xiao He noticed that she was staring at him blankly, and for a moment he was a little confused.
"Hello? What's up?"
A gust of wind blew by, and Dai Lele blinked as Xiao He shook her hand.
"Nothing. I was just thinking, can I call you my little sister now?"
Dai Lele spoke with a blank expression, even appearing somewhat "solemn".
“That’s right!” Xiao He said matter-of-factly. “What else could it be?”
“Oh, that’s great…” Dai Lele nodded slightly: “It has unexpectedly resolved a matter that has been on my mind.”
"Resolved? What do you mean?" Xiao He raised his eyebrows, not at all worried about what she might say.
"It's nothing, just think of it as me always wanting a younger sister." Dai Lele shrugged, seemingly not intending to say anything more.
Horry, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at again?" Dai Lele glanced at him sideways.
"I'm laughing at you!" Horry had no idea what "high emotional intelligence" meant, and said whatever came to mind without any restraint.
Dai Lele responded with a nonchalant expression: "Laughing at us? What are you laughing at us for?"
"Back then, Brother Feng was always seen as Brother-in-law by Hezi, but in the end? He became your brother-in-law?! Hahahaha! Truly, life is unpredictable! The ancients were right!" Huo Lei finished speaking in one breath and could no longer suppress his laughter as he looked up at the sky.
"No problem," the robot Xiaoxing mimicked Xiao He's tone. "We're still family, after all!"
"..."
Dai Lele didn't say anything, she just twitched the corner of her mouth.
Xiao He, standing to the side, recalled her expression from earlier and couldn't help but cough awkwardly.
"Uh... Sis... I... I didn't... I didn't mean to steal your man..."
"puff--"
Before Dai Lele could answer, Huo Lei and Yang Xing both blurted out their opinions.
"It's...it's...you were the one who didn't want it first...I...I only..." Xiao He bit her tongue, almost blurting out "taking over," but she was truly at a loss for words: "only..."
"Take over".
"Finding a bargain".
Before she could finish speaking, Huo Lei and Yang Xing continued to interrupt and answer questions in unison.
“…I know, I’m not blaming you.” Dai Lele answered Xiao He while rolling her eyes at the half-human next to her.
"I was just afraid you'd get angry..." Xiao He said weakly.
"You can rest assured!" Dai Lele said dismissively. "Besides, what's there to be angry about?"
"Oh..." Xiao He nodded with some doubt.
"Hey Lele~ how about you consider me?" Yang Xing offered Dai Lele an olive branch before Huo Lei could.
"Get out!" Dai Lele said, turning around and cutting off Huo Lei's next sentence before he could finish: "Get out! Get out!"
"What? Hey?" Horry pointed at himself with all ten fingers, his face full of disbelief. "I haven't said anything yet!!"
"No need to say anything more," Yang Xing and Dai Lele said in unison.
“…That’s too much!” Huo Lei’s lips curled into a sneer as he shifted his position next to Xiao He. “My He is still the kindest of all…”
"Oh?" Robot Xiaoxing stood with her hands on her hips, looking disdainful. "Well, why didn't you make your move sooner?"
"What do you mean I didn't? I tried my best, okay? What can I do if I can't compare to Brother Feng?" Huo Lei said righteously, patting his solid chest loudly.
"That means you haven't worked hard enough! You haven't paid enough attention to detail! Details determine success or failure!"
"Depend on……"
The two of them chatted away without a care in the world, while the other two watched them silently.
Dai Lele sighed inwardly again.
She wished she could view things with the same equanimity as them, but the obvious "barrier" between herself and Wang Xuefeng made her feel suffocated and unable to breathe...
After all, in her eyes, although Wang Xuefeng didn't say it, he had been harboring a lot of resentment over the years. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become such a close confidant with Xiao He.
Two people with such a large age gap, two people who clearly had a generation gap from the beginning, aside from their common topic of "playing games," probably only have her as their older sister left to talk about...
Dai Lele could understand this reason.
She always felt indebted to both Xiao He and Wang Xuefeng. It was as if she had never done anything right for either of them.
Whether it was disappointing Wang Xuefeng or being perfunctory and inconsiderate towards Xiao He, she clearly knew that she was not a good older sister, much less a model girlfriend.
But what she couldn't understand was why the two of them were still willing to treat her with the same sincerity as always.
The feeling of guilt grew heavier and heavier, but she could no longer find a chance to make amends...
"How about you stay home and not run around after this mission is over?" Dai Lele turned to Xiao He and said this seriously for the first time.
"Huh? Maternity leave? I don't need it!" Xiao He waved his hands repeatedly.
Whenever Dai Lele gets serious, she gets very nervous. This habit seems to be ingrained in her bones.
“That won’t work either!” Dai Lele explained earnestly, “After all, that’s the custom here. If a pregnant woman with a big belly is running around outside, people will gossip.”
"Gossiping? What gossip?" Xiao He was completely confused and looked at her blankly.
“They’ll think you have no family, that you’ve been abandoned by your husband, that you’re a single mother…” Dai Lele frowned, unwilling to hear any gossip about them.
"This..." Xiao He scratched his head: "Then should I put on a cloak? To cover myself up?"
“…” Dai Lele remained silent.
Actually, she just wanted to take this opportunity to openly take care of Xiao He for a period of time as compensation to her.
However, it seems that the reasons he made up on a whim were not convincing to her.
"Sister Le, don't worry about it. Who is Hezi? If she were to stay quiet, the world would end!" Huo Lei didn't try to persuade Xiao He, but instead tried to persuade Dai Lele.
The robot Xiaoxing nodded: "Yes! If Xiao He stayed at home, the world would really be doomed!"
“You two…” Xiao He’s lips twitched.
Even at this critical moment, they did not forget to "be loyal" and fought desperately for the freedom of their former "good brothers".
Dai Lele shook her head and sighed, and the suggestion was dropped.
"roar--"
Angelina's voice suddenly rose in pitch.
It was reminding the three and a half people on its back that they were about to reach their destination—the Sangcang Plain.
"Then I'm jumping out of the plane too, you guys figure it out yourselves!" Xiao He said, waving his hand as he opened the mechanical wings and jumped out.
"Bye-bye—be careful yourself—" Horry waved frantically from the edge, as if he really considered himself the child's godfather.
"Whoa! Let's begin!" Robot Xiaoxing waved its fist energetically, like a cheerleader captain.
Only Dai Lele remained in place, expressionless, clearly not on the same wavelength as "her".
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